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Hi Paul, I was diagnosed as Type 1 in 2010, but have recently found that it is actually LADA, not Type 1. I saw my diabetes consultant on Monday and she told me that my GAD level is 50,000! I am not sure what it means either - I asked her if there was any consequence of it being so high and she...

Hi, I have recently switched from Lantus to Levemir two weeks ago as the injections were very painful. I am really struggling to get my blood sugar down - on Lantus a normal fast-acting dose was around 4 or 5 units (of Novorapid), but now I am taking up to 12 units and it seems to have no...

Hi, I was diagnosed Type 1 around six months ago. I have read about diabetic seizures, but since being diagnosed no doctor or nurse has ever mentioned anything about them. I was just wondering if this was because they are so rare, or because they mainly happen in young children (I am 21)? I...